Downloadable e-books, e-audio books

Since I was somewhat familiar with Overdrive (Maryland's Digital eLibrary Consortium) and NetLibrary through our systems databases, I decided to look at Project Gutenberg , which I'd heard much about many years ago but never really paid much attention to. A rather boring interface to start, but easy enough to navigate. Though once known for their print format, they have now added "human-read" audio-books. I was amazed at some of the languages available, beginning with Afrikaans. Since most titles are public domaine the collection is a little musty, though.

In terms of print materials, I probably should be paying more attention to Google/Amazon and the big hullabaloo the other day in Europe with European publishers,and national libraries, particularly French ones, or perhaps it's just the French government which is opposed to the idea. I think the Bibliotheque Nationale actually wants their books digitalized and to be a part of the program.